Ex-Pa. high school teacher facing new sex charges

KINGSTON, Pa.—A former high school English teacher in eastern Pennsylvania is facing new allegations from male students who claim she had inappropriate sexual contact with them.

Thirty-one-year-old Lauren Harrington-Cooper was re-arrested by Luzerne County detectives and Kingston police Tuesday on the latest charges involving two students. A 17-year-old claims he had sexual contact with the teacher in a car and a 16-year-old claims she exposed herself to him.

Harrington-Cooper was previously charged with having sexual contact with an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old.

She resigned from her job at Wyoming Valley West High School last week after those initial allegations surfaced.

Her $25,000 bail was revoked after prosecutors said she called and texted several alleged victims. She's jailed at the county prison on $50,000 bail. It's unclear whether she has a lawyer.